cannot install Windows - driver missing

so I recreated the bootable usb drive enabling GPT partition scheme and my laptop doesnt even recognize the usb drive being inserted. I did change the boot order. One thing i noticed when Rufus was finished was that the File System was changed to FAT32 from NTFS as I had it previously set and checked before I started to burn this latest GPT enabled boot disc.

Should the File System be NTFS or FAT32?

Thanks,

Danny R

Hope you saw my last post about UEFI/GPT vs Legacy BIOS/MBR.

Yes, the install thumb should be in FAT32. What I do is format the drive in Windows selecting the default option for the thump. I label it EMPTY so not to confuse with any others I may have plugged in. When complete then run Rufus to manage selecting the correct options for your machine of course..

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Please use a camera or smart phone camera to take pictures of the BIOS menus > post images into the thread (If there are problems posting images then use one drive or drop box share links.

I am posting shots of the BIOS settings here. I do want to mention that I have tried again to do this install changing all settings back to how they normally are and creating the bootable ISO using Rufus with the MBR settings option and it still didn't work. I have not yet tried the manual settings using the CMD prompt options as that seems very complicated and my brain needed a rest before tackling that option which I will do today.

If you see anything in the shots of my BIOS settings that cause you to have any brilliant ideas for a solution please let me know...

Thanks,

Danny R

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From the screen shot, you did not delete any partition and in fact you have 1 partition (Disk 0 partition 1).
Boot up Windows Installation disk again. On the first screen, press SHIFT+F10, a Command prompt will appear, enter:
diskpart
select disk 0
clean
exit
exit

Then continue with the installation, select the unallocated partition (Disk 0) then click Next to continue (Do not format or create any partition)

that didn't do anything...

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Insert install media> Set BIOS to defaults and save > Hit the boot key for your PC > Pick the drive to start the install process > When the very first screen appears (OOBE screen) press SHIFT + F10 to open Command Prompt > Use this tutorial to clean the disk: Erase Disk using Diskpart Clean Command in Windows 10 Hardware Drivers Tutorials > Close out Command Prompt and continue with the install process. Let Windows manage it all. Pick and choose what features you want.

Good luck.

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